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This is the story of my rock and roll butler. Welcome to the Rock and Roll Geek Show. 00:00:21 My name is Michael Butler. Thanks a lot for joining me. I really appreciate it. 00:00:25 Today is Friday, July 17th, 2026. It’s 540 when I’m doing this. We’re going to do it shortly because we have people in the hotel room. 00:00:37 A friend of the show is here that I met. We’re in, what town are we in? Bowling? 00:00:44 Bowling? Bowling Brook. Bowling Brook. 00:00:46 Bowling Brook, Illinois. Introduce yourself. It’s Jeffrey. 00:00:50 Jeffrey Zalapugas. Zalapugas. I can’t pronounce his last name. 00:00:54 I don’t know why but Zalapugas. Zalapugas. Zalapugas. 00:01:03 It’s not my pizza name. My pizza name is Paige. So is that an Italian? 00:01:07 Zalapugas. Lithuanian. Lithuanian, ooh. 00:01:10 I don’t know what they say about Lithuanians. Yeah, for sure. If I order a pizza, it’s never that. 00:01:18 What do you mean? It’s never a Lithuanian pizza? No, it’s never Zalapugas. 00:01:21 Oh, it’s Zalapulagas. Zalapulagas. That’s what you’re going to hear going back. 00:01:24 I’ve heard it all. Talk into that microphone. You can’t butcher the last name. 00:01:32 Jeffrey Zalapugas. We’re going to meet up with Jeff Thielicke today. That’s who you were with last time when I was in Milwaukee. 00:01:40 And Chicago. And Manitoba. Oh, you were in Chicago as well. 00:01:43 Yeah. Thielicke got pretty wasted, huh? Milwaukee as well. 00:01:48 Yeah. Hats off to Jeff. He’s a fun guy. 00:01:51 Sure is. As you are as well. He’s a good dude. 00:01:54 I was telling undisclosed, beautiful travel companion Raquel how hilarious you got. You crack me up all the time. Last time you were there, I was cracking up. 00:02:07 Well, we had the gentle giant with us, though. Stirring up the pot. Yeah, your bodyguard. 00:02:13 Yeah, we went to a Mexican place. Did you know he came to? Oh, his wife is here, Winnie. 00:02:18 His beautiful wife, Winnie. Say hi, Winnie. Winnie, did you know he came all the way to see… 00:02:26 Yes, yes, he told me about it. Yes, he told me, yes. You okay with that? 00:02:30 Yes, I was. Where are you from, Winnie? I’m from Africa. 00:02:36 You’re from Africa? What part of Africa? East Africa. 00:02:38 East Africa. What country is in East Africa? Uganda. 00:02:41 What is it? Uganda. Uganda? 00:02:44 Wow. I went to Cape Town, and I went to… Oh, fuck. 00:02:51 Botswana? Botswana, oh, yeah. Is that near Uganda? 00:02:55 No, that’s south, south, south, yes. They had no… In Cape Town, because I wanted to have wild game, I wanted to eat wild game. 00:03:02 Wow. Cape Town, they had all kinds of wild game you could eat. Yes, they do. 00:03:06 Botswana and up there, there was no wild game. Yeah, Botswana is a bit a desert of a desert. There were game reserves, but there was no wild game to eat. 00:03:16 No, no, they don’t. What about Uganda? Oh, Uganda is beautiful. 00:03:19 You have… Is there wild… Can you eat wild game there? 00:03:22 Oh, yes. Springbok was delicious. Yes, you better come to Uganda. 00:03:27 I’ll… Can you have… You have a place I can stay there? 00:03:30 No, I’m kidding. Oh, yes, I do. We had… 00:03:32 I had ostrich carpaccio in Cape Town. Okay. That was the best thing I’ve ever eaten in my life. 00:03:40 Wow. It was so good. You come in Uganda, you’ll eat the luwombo. 00:03:45 Luwombo? Luwombo, yes. What is that? 00:03:49 It’s beef or chicken stewed in banana leaves. Oh, that’s great. Yes, real tender. 00:03:56 Oh, man, I’m hungry. We haven’t eaten today. Zellopagus. 00:04:00 We’ll feed you. Well, it’s nice to meet you, Winnie. Nice to meet you. 00:04:04 So you go back and forth to Africa? Yes, yes, I do. I do. 00:04:08 I had… We had a woman who was a friend… We started off as cleaning our house, but then she became a really good friend and part of the family. 00:04:15 She’s from Cape Town. She goes back. Her husband’s still there. 00:04:19 Her husband stays in Cape Town. She goes back and forth. Now I have my husband here, so I better go see my other family. 00:04:26 You get away from your husband for a while. Does Jeffrey go with you? Yes, for a break. 00:04:30 He hasn’t yet, but we hope to go. You’ve never been to Africa? Not yet. 00:04:34 It’s a hell of a flight. Yes. We got married in Fiji. 00:04:39 I don’t know where that is. Fiji. Is that near Australia? 00:04:43 Yeah, above Australia. Oh, right, yeah. You’ve got to lay flat. 00:04:46 You’ve got to get first class. It’s a shit flight if you don’t lay first class. When I sell the house, we’re going to lay flat in Japan. 00:04:56 Nice. Wow. Yeah, I would love to go to Japan. 00:04:59 Yeah, we’re going to do some drinking and eating in Japan. Come with us. We’re going to go. 00:05:02 It’s beautiful, yes. Tokyo, for sure. Yeah. 00:05:05 We’re going to go to Alcatraz. We’ll let you know where we’re going. Kyoto. 00:05:08 Oh, yeah. We’re going to go to Kyoto, Osaka, maybe even Okinawa. Because they have good beer in Okinawa. 00:05:14 Beautiful place. Yeah. You like sake, brother? 00:05:19 No, I don’t drink sake too much. But I do like a Japanese beer. I’ll take a Sapporo. 00:05:26 Oh, that’s too generic? Well, it depends on which. Now we’re going to geek out on beer. 00:05:30 Because I’ll tell you, if you have a Sapporo 22-ounce can, they’re brewed in Japan. But if you get a 12-ounce can or a bottle of Sapporo, it’s brewed in Canada. It’s by Molson. 00:05:43 Oh, wow. I didn’t know that. Microphone up to your mouth. 00:05:45 Fun fact from Michael Butler. And if you go to a Japanese restaurant, if they have Asahi on draft, that is brewed in Japan. But if you get an Asahi bottle, it’s another Americanized. 00:05:57 It’s like made in America somewhere. What about sake in that goofy barrel? I don’t know anything about sake. 00:06:02 You’re not a sake drinker? My good friend Shaki, Metal Moment, he knows all about it. But I don’t know anything about sake. 00:06:08 How’s he doing? We had dinner. Undisclosed Raquel came. 00:06:13 We had dinner with them on Sunday before we left. Went to a Korean all-you-can-eat place. It was good. 00:06:18 Cool. Glad you reconnected. Yeah. 00:06:21 That was the first time Shaki’s seen me since the shit went down. But yeah. Yeah. 00:06:28 He took it all in stride. Well, good to have friends. Yeah, because his wife was, well, I don’t know if she was friends with the other one. 00:06:37 So she met Raquel, and they were very impressed by how great of a person Raquel was. Well, definitely. This whole mission you’ve been on these last couple of weeks, having a partner in crime, is essential. 00:06:53 So I’m happy for the two of you, and thanks for doing this for Michael. So what brings you to Bowling? What are we at again? 00:06:59 We’re in Bowling Brook, Illinois. The claim to fame was the first indoor amusement park. It’s no longer here. 00:07:07 I saw the Ramones, actually, at that venue called Old Chicago. It’s on YouTube if you guys get bored. But there was a riot afterwards, chair throwing. 00:07:20 Yeah. Oh, nice. And I got one of Didi’s picks. 00:07:23 I should have brought that. Just a brag deal. Chair throwing where they’re like, people wanted to see the punk rock circus or something, and they started to fight with the punk rockers? 00:07:32 No, I don’t know what the uproar was. But there’s some footage of the Ramones walking around Old Chicago in Bowling Brook. Oh, okay. 00:07:41 Maybe I’ll throw that out on the Facebook. You didn’t create that, though, did you? No, I don’t. 00:07:46 No, I did not create it. But let’s not get into that. It’s a running gag. 00:07:51 My brother just became a rock and roll geek, and I asked him about it. He’s like, oh, did I? You’re going to meet him tonight, hopefully. 00:07:59 Oh, good. Did he bring his harmonicas? Well, we were talking about that before we jumped on this cast. 00:08:05 Well, if he gets asked, he needs to be prepared. Well, he doesn’t want to assume. Do I need to bring my harmonicas in case he wants to blow? 00:08:16 Yeah, if they’re handy. He does have them with him, right? He said he wasn’t going to bring them. 00:08:20 Let me look in the truck before we get out of here, and I’ll see. On the way here, go ahead. So Bowling Brook is just a suburb of Chicago. I told you about the claim to fame, the old Chicago, but it’s probably maybe an hour, hour and a half west of Chicago, 00:08:37 just a suburb. You’re pretty much in and out on I-80, but that’s really all Bowling Brook’s about. But we’re going to see a blues band that my brother used to sit in with years ago called the Griff Band, so Don Griffin. So he’s going to do one set, and then somebody’s going to do just 00:08:55 classic rock after that. So we’ve got blues and then classic rock? Blues and classic rock. 00:09:00 All right. Well, good. Where are you coming from? 00:09:04 I live in a town called Lakewood, Illinois, which is next to Crystal Lake. It’s halfway between Chicago and Rockford, as the crow flies. You know Rockford? 00:09:13 I asked beautiful Raquel if she knew what Rockford was famous for. Does she know? She does now. 00:09:23 She knows now. The band that has no past? Yes, exactly. 00:09:28 She thought it was where the famous oysters were from. You’re going to have to. If you guys had time, the Hard Rock Casino has a huge. 00:09:36 In Rockford or in Chicago? In Rockford has a huge. We already passed Rockford. 00:09:41 Yeah, I guess you did, but I mean, you’re not like. I mean, if you were a diehard Rick Nielsen fan. They got Rick Nielsen’s guitars, right? 00:09:49 They got, I’d say, probably 30 guitars, probably 10 outfits. You know, all kinds of, you know. Rick, you know, from Rockford, living in Rockford, has a huge display. 00:10:00 I could probably forward some pictures there. How far is Rockford from here? I don’t know. 00:10:06 Maybe, probably 45 minutes. We got to go back track 45 minutes? No, it’s north and probably a little bit. 00:10:12 It’s probably more due north and probably a little bit east. All right, maybe we’ll see. Or west, rather, sorry. 00:10:19 West, so we got to go back track. We’ll see if we can. I should have mentioned that, but you know that crazy knit jumpsuit that he’s got? 00:10:27 With the, what is it? Is it Glenplaid? With the checkerboards, you mean? 00:10:32 Checkerboards, but kind of like offset. Those pants that he wears? Uh-huh. 00:10:37 You remember when he had the arrow with the red sweater and the goofy hat? Yeah, that’s early, that’s in color. With those knit pants, there’s a pair of those on display. 00:10:46 And a bunch of his guitars. He can’t fit in those anymore. I spent more time taking pictures of that than actually seeing the gig that we were going there to see. 00:10:59 We’re going to Nashville to see them open for GZ Top. Nashville’s great. Joe Pollock invited me to see Cheap Trick and Hart. 00:11:10 That was last year, year before? With the lovely Gina. That was a good time. 00:11:16 Did you go? Yeah, I went. They invited me. 00:11:19 We hung out. Did Robin get up and sing? Love Hurts? 00:11:25 No, I don’t think they did Love Hurts. Did he get up and sing with Hart? I don’t even remember if the kid was there or not. 00:11:30 Robin Jr.? Yeah, Robin Jr. I don’t really recall. 00:11:33 I’ve been to so many gigs. Ann Wilson was in the wheelchair, but I think she’s gotten better since then. We, on the way here, we stopped at the world’s largest truck stop. 00:11:44 You ever been there? I’ve heard of it. I’ve never been. 00:11:46 I was a little disappointed. This is a big shopping mall? Thielicke told us, you need to stop at the world’s largest truck stop. 00:11:54 So we stopped, and it’s not that great. It’s not like you guys have been to the Buc-ee’s, I’m sure, right? That’s what I said. 00:12:01 I said, well, this Buc-ee’s looks as big as this. I like Buc-ee’s better than that place we were at today. Buc-ee’s has all branded stuff. 00:12:10 Yeah, there’s one. Wisconsin has one called Quick Trip. I’m not a Wisconsinian, but on the scale of Buc-ee’s, I don’t know where they fit. 00:12:23 But they’ll have stuff like hard-boiled eggs pickled, stuff like that, weird. Like 110 different kinds of beef sticks. I’m sure the Wisconsinians would know more about it. 00:12:39 But Quick Trip, if you see one, is a little bit of a trip. If we see a Quick Trip, we’ll stop at a Quick Trip. I’m hoping we see a Buc-ee’s, because I would like everybody to experience the Buc-ee’s. 00:12:49 It’s something you should check out once. Yeah, they’re mainly from the south, I think, right? But they’re starting to make a little bit of a jump up north here. 00:12:56 Yeah, I think so. All right, so thank you for meeting up with us, General Paulodoulos. I wouldn’t miss it for the world. 00:13:05 I’ll probably have a beer with you just to get off my sabbatical. There you go. My health sabbatical. 00:13:09 Why are you not drinking right now? I went through some health issues, man. I’m on a bunch of meds, and it doesn’t mix with booze that well. 00:13:16 Do you have a stroke? No, I had AFib about three years ago, and then it came back about nine months ago. And then I had a situation where the blood wasn’t pumping through the heart appropriately. 00:13:29 How did you find that out? Well, I knew it was gurgling, you know what I mean? Were you wearing a watch? 00:13:37 Because if you’re wearing a watch and you have AFib stuff, it’ll blow up. Yeah, so I bought the watch to monitor for it. That’s why I’m wearing one. 00:13:44 Yeah, I started getting it again. And then I had an ablation on May 11th, and I’ve been pretty good since then. What’s an ablation? 00:13:50 They go in there and zap some of the overacting areas of the heart that send electrical pulses to make your heart beat. What do they zap it with? Sound waves or radio waves or something. 00:14:02 And they deaden some of the overactive sites, and hopefully they get the right ones. And since then, they shocked it back in the rhythm and then did the ablation, and I’ve been okay since. So I’ve been staying off the beef, staying off the booze. 00:14:18 Staying off the beef? Yeah, they take you off the beef. Fuck that. 00:14:24 Fuck that shit. Well, they say your good years are between 63 and 73. What’s that? 00:14:31 What do they want you to eat? Chicken, fish, vegetables, fruit. That’s okay, too, but you’ve got to eat. 00:14:38 The beef is… Once in a while. Yeah. 00:14:41 So once in a while. You got money? Not really. 00:14:45 So you better… Sorry, Winnie. If he kicks it, you ain’t going to get much. 00:14:50 You better hope he lives. I mean… I got enough to retire today. 00:14:58 Okay, good. So Winnie’s not going to be homeless until she can die. No, no, no. 00:15:01 She’s… Good. Yeah, yeah. 00:15:03 I’m sure she has her own money. Yeah. You have your own money, right, Winnie? 00:15:07 Yes, I do. Good, good, good, good. She’s got a big compound back in Africa, so she probably, you know… 00:15:12 She mourned for a week and then be back in Africa, probably. But, anyway. Well, I appreciate you coming, Zellablogs. 00:15:18 No worries, man. Thanks for having me. So, friends, we’re trying to get back to New York by Sunday. 00:15:24 We’re taking I-80. I said this yesterday. We’re taking I-80. 00:15:29 So if you’re along I-80 and want to have a beer or something… I think we do get off I-80 at some point, don’t we? Oh, I don’t know. 00:15:36 Very soon, I think. We got two more days. So we’re going to be heading through Pennsylvania, then up to New York. 00:15:42 So if you’re on our route, friends, I’d love to meet up with you and have a beer or something. And, again, thank you to everybody who’s been contributing to this trip. It’s much appreciated. 00:15:55 And it’s been so far so good. Oh, you want a beer? Okay. 00:16:02 I’ll get you a beer. Hold on a second. Now I’m frazzled. 00:16:07 No, I wanted you to have a sip of that fine… Let’s take a sip. Oh, yeah. We’re all drinking, except for Zella Pelugas, 00:16:14 we’re all drinking Modelo in the can and a Yeti knockoff. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Thank you, everybody, for supporting the shot. 00:16:21 Take a sip of this fine Modelo. It’s new. There you go. 00:16:26 Ah! You know what they say. The eighth one of the day is always the best. 00:16:32 This is actually the first one of the day. It’s the first one of the day for me as well. Cheers. 00:16:35 Cheers, Michael August. Cheers. That’s not going to give you a heart attack. 00:16:39 What meds are you on? All kinds of shit, man. I’ll tell you offline. 00:16:43 Okay. Well, thank you for listening, friends. 00:16:46 Rockandrollgeek.com is where you can find the show. Find me on the Facebook, R&R Geek. 00:16:51 Rockandrollgeek Facebook group. Going strong as usual. Thanks to the sheriff. 00:16:57 And find me on the Twitter, R&R Geek. Find me on the Instagram, rockandrollgeek. Don’t ask. 00:17:02 Please keep the donations coming. Without your donations, this show would die a horrible, putrid, stenchful death. And if you get any value out of this, please contribute what you can. 00:17:10 And I thank you for everybody who’s been supporting so far. Zella Palougalos. We’re going to go watch some blues and have some beer. 00:17:17 This is not going to be your only beer for the night. I’ve got a feeling. All right, friends. So I’m going to close out with something that Chris Cappell, 00:17:23 the rockandroll copywriter, sent. We’re playing all songs that have road in the title. And this is from the Kinks 1977 sleepwalker album. 00:17:32 You know what song this is? I don’t. You don’t know the Kinks? 00:17:36 Only the hits. This one is called Life on the Road. Thank you for listening, friends. 00:17:40 I’ll talk to you tomorrow.The post On the road in a Penske truck day five -Bolingbrook, Illinois first appeared on The Rock and Roll Geek Show.

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The 144-year-old Greenstone United Methodist Church was awarded a 1-million-dollar grant by the city in 2021. The SUN-TIMES reports another 200-thousand-dollars in funding by the city was approved last year. The engineering firm doing the work says restoration of the landmark church's 92-foot tall bell tower could be completed by this December.

The 144-year-old Greenstone United Methodist Church was awarded a 1-million-dollar grant by the city in 2021. The SUN-TIMES reports another 200-thousand-dollars in funding by the city was approved last year. The engineering firm doing the work says restoration of the landmark church's 92-foot tall bell tower could be completed by this December.

The 144-year-old Greenstone United Methodist Church was awarded a 1-million-dollar grant by the city in 2021. The SUN-TIMES reports another 200-thousand-dollars in funding by the city was approved last year. The engineering firm doing the work says restoration of the landmark church's 92-foot tall bell tower could be completed by this December.

The Chicago Urban Heritage Project aims to digitize historic fire insurance maps from Chicago to create an historically accurate and downloadable building footprint data layers. It's all led by University of Chicago students.

The Chicago Urban Heritage Project aims to digitize historic fire insurance maps from Chicago to create an historically accurate and downloadable building footprint data layers. It's all led by University of Chicago students.

The Chicago Urban Heritage Project aims to digitize historic fire insurance maps from Chicago to create an historically accurate and downloadable building footprint data layers. It's all led by University of Chicago students.

Episode 493: I will read ads from The Chicago Tribune from The Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park in Bolingbrook, IL, and read a 1963 menu from Don The Beachcomber Restaurant in Chicago.

Episode 493: I will read ads from The Chicago Tribune from The Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park in Bolingbrook, IL, and read a 1963 menu from Don The Beachcomber Restaurant in Chicago.

On October 27th, Chicago Police tried to conduct a traffic stop when officers say Isaiah Martinez fired a shot at an officer, but the bullet struck a police vehicle instead On Wednesday, Martinez was charged with 12 counts including "Attempt - Murder - First Degree". He also faces charges related to trying to flee from police in that incident.

On October 27th, Chicago Police tried to conduct a traffic stop when officers say Isaiah Martinez fired a shot at an officer, but the bullet struck a police vehicle instead On Wednesday, Martinez was charged with 12 counts including "Attempt - Murder - First Degree". He also faces charges related to trying to flee from police in that incident.

On October 27th, Chicago Police tried to conduct a traffic stop when officers say Isaiah Martinez fired a shot at an officer, but the bullet struck a police vehicle instead On Wednesday, Martinez was charged with 12 counts including "Attempt - Murder - First Degree". He also faces charges related to trying to flee from police in that incident.

Interview by Haze   / mike_tall   We recently caught up with buzzing Chicago artist BabyChiefDoIt for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about coming to Atlanta for the first time, being starstruck when meeting celebrities, getting recognized while out in public, his upbringing on the Southside of Chicago, his family being his biggest supporters, jumping off the porch when he was 14, feeling like he had to grow up fast, his grandfather being one of his main role models, game he learned from him, being popular in high school, getting into fights while in school, starting to rap in 2020, dropping his first song in 2023, not liking the idea of being famous, reveals he finished his song “Rollin” in December 2022, previewing his song, dropping the song in July 2023, feeling like he wanted to quit music after losing his IG account for 6 months, feeling like Chuckyy took his spotlight, his mom motivating him to keep making music, recalls his first time in a real studio when he recorded “Pancakes & Drugs”, his first music video “Who Gon Drive”, connecting with Rxllo for the video, the video for “Pancakes & Drugs” blowing up, reveals his key for success, being very picky when he goes through beats, taking sometimes up to 2 weeks to write a song, recording “6ix Times 2Day”, previewing the song on IG Live, the inspiration for his Sogn “The Viper”, fans comparing his music to early Chief Keef & Waka Flocka, switching up his sound on “Drowned”, his song “Rollin” being the number 1 song on TikTok, explains why he didn't shoot a music video for “Rollin” last year, his debut project ‘Animals Only', working with Star Bandz, upcoming music videos, goals, trials & tribulations he had to overcome, dealing with online trolls, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second hour, Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by Score football analyst Olin Kreutz to break down the Bears' embarrassing 52-21 loss to the Lions on Sunday in Detroit. After that, Tribune reporter Brad Biggs joined the show to share his takeaways from the Bears' loss that dropped them to 0-2.

Chicago is looking for a buyer. Red Robin is making some corporate job cuts. And one of the owners of a pizza chain will receive nearly $50 million following a legal dispute.

Episode 445: I will discuss the 50th Anniversary of the movie Jaws, and Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park in Bolingbrook, IL.

Episode 445: I will discuss the 50th Anniversary of the movie Jaws, and Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park in Bolingbrook, IL.

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio's investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the city’s official Ferris Bueller Day, the taping of the final Bozo show, the debut of the Butterfinger candy bar, and more.

So, we all know Florence Pugh is lovely right? We all agree on that idea. We also have some Pope Talk. Box further breaks down peptides for weight loss and his relationship with food in general. The “Plan B” of the Cleveland Browns stadium concepts has leaked, and well, the streets are divided. Ohio libraries won at the polls and that is pretty dope. Box discovered an old retirement account and wants to figure out what to do with it. Tee does his standard life catch up before we head to Reddit for some AITA. We wrap it up with our entertainment recommendations for the week. Thanks for hanging out with us.See You Next Time, Team SKiM Tatum | TAYREL713 | Lunchbox | LISTEN | RSS | Apple Podcast | Spotify | TuneIn | Bluesky | Amazon Music | YouTube | Email | Amazon Wish List | Merch | Patreon PHONE l 216-264-6311 #Cleveland #Ohio #LiveFromThe216 #MuchMore #DeLaSoul#TheGrindDate #FlorencePugh #PopeLeoXIV #PapalHistory #Peptides #RetirmentFunds #Gold #PreciousMetals #NintendoSwitch2 #Family #Reddit #AITA #CallofDuty #SuitsLA #Found #Deadlock #TheBondsman #Population11 #TheMentalist #TwilightZone #DrivingMissDaisy #JessicaTandy #HumeCronyn #MCChris #IWantCandy #TheLastofUs #HBO #Andor #StarWars #DisneyPlus #Thunderbolts #CallofDutyVanguard #MurderbotDiaries #SystemCollapse #RogueProtocol #ArtificialCondition #Exit Strategy Alternative Title – I Want Candy!LinksRendering Shows How Cleveland Browns Would Renovate Existing Lakefront StadiumOhio libraries win big Tuesday RedditAITA for losing my temper over bone broth being added to a soup?AITAH for telling my boss that I wasn't invited to the party?AITA for taking my mom on a beach getaway while my father was in rehab?

Meat Judging, Matt's wardrobe, we try and get Connor's show canceled, Old Chicago's Wall of Foam, the cooking scenes in the movie "Chef", Matt's hats, and more

Exposing waste and fraud in government, like big dollar payouts to 11 year olds running a business, millions of obviously dead social security numbers and a 157 year old voter. Accountability in the age of Trump, plus the morning's breaking news on Hour 4 of the Bob Rose Show Tuesday 3-11-25

Jeremy Allen look-alike contest to be held in Chicago; Neil Diamond musical now open in Chicago, and more.

Jeremy Allen look-alike contest to be held in Chicago; Neil Diamond musical now open in Chicago, and more.

Jeremy Allen look-alike contest to be held in Chicago; Neil Diamond musical now open in Chicago, and more.

Elizabeth Villa, the granddaughter of 85-year-old Fransisca Renteria, joins Lisa Dent to asking for the public’s help in finding the missing Chicago woman, who was last seen in Garfield Ridge near West 57th Street and South Melvina Avenue Sunday. Fransisca Renteria only speaks Spanish, and has dementia. If you’ve seen her or have any information, […]

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Also in the news: Identity of 18-year-old fatally shot by off-duty Kane County deputy revealed; Windy Coty Smokeout has begun; Race to Mackinac has started and more.

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Also in the news: Identity of 18-year-old fatally shot by off-duty Kane County deputy revealed; Windy Coty Smokeout has begun; Race to Mackinac has started and more.

Also in the news: Dolton first responders concerned about retirement funds; Owner of OBGYN services pleaded guilty to fraud; Protest groups looking for place to march at DNC and more.

Also in the news: Dolton first responders concerned about retirement funds; Owner of OBGYN services pleaded guilty to fraud; Protest groups looking for place to march at DNC and more.

Also in the news: Dolton first responders concerned about retirement funds; Owner of OBGYN services pleaded guilty to fraud; Protest groups looking for place to march at DNC and more.

It was an innovative idea in its day - a 200 store indoor shopping center 35 miles outside of Chicago with a 31-ride amusement park in the middle. Unfortunately, once you throw in costly delays, waning attendance, lackluster store selection, competition, and a trapeze death, that's when trouble starts.This is the story of Old Chicago, billed at the time as the "world's first enclosed combination theme park and shopping center," which in five years went from the next big thing to bust.ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN MAY, 2020. This version contains some changes.Show some love for the podcast for the cost of a cup of coffee and help offset production costs:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryAmazon Affiliate Links (anything you buy - not just this stuff - through these links helps benefit the show):BOOKS:History Lover's Guide to Chicago, A by Greg Borzohttps://amzn.to/3w8fcQFFodor's Chicago (Full Color Travel Guide)https://amzn.to/3P6Mmc0CHICAGO ITEMS (PERFECT FOR GIFT GIVING):Greenline Goods Whiskey Glasses - 10 Oz Tumbler Gift Set for Chicago lovers, Etched with Chicago Map | Old Fashioned Rocks Glass - Set of 2https://amzn.to/3FrjSFrChicago Map Coasters by O3 Design Studio, Set Of 4, Sapele Wooden Coaster With City Map, Handmadehttps://amzn.to/3vNyDiNChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):https://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883https://twitter.com/chicago_podhttps://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks  AT gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/ Like, subscribe, and kindly review. Much appreciated!Support the Show.

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio's investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the demolishing of Old Chicago, Jewel was open 24 hours a day, female bartenders became legal in the city, and more.

Chief, White Sox Dave, Danny, Tom, Lantz & Harry join the show to reminisce of our favorite moments from the old Chicago office. We get into the funniest moments caught on camera at this office, what we're going to miss about this space, what's in store for the new office, and more.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/thedogwalk

Episode 268: I will discuss my tribute to TV anchorman and reporter Harry Porterfield, the 1938 movie In Old Chicago, and Peanuts Paperback books in the 1970s. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pete-kastanes/message

Episode 268: I will discuss my tribute to TV anchorman and reporter Harry Porterfield, the 1938 movie In Old Chicago, and Peanuts Paperback books in the 1970s. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pete-kastanes/message

AP correspondent Ed Donahue on Obit Oldest Skydiver

Dorothy Hoffner, a remarkable 104-year-old from Chicago, proved one's never too old to reach new heights.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

From 1938-01-15 The Jack Haley Log Cabin Jamboree Log - Old Chicago!

A fictionalized family drama about the O’Leary family whose cow is credited with starting the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The post A020: In Old Chicago (1938) appeared first on .

Episode 208: I will discuss Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park in Bolingbrook, IL, and the 2nd anniversary of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pete-kastanes/message

Episode 208: I will discuss Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park in Bolingbrook, IL, and the 2nd anniversary of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pete-kastanes/message

In the final hour, DMac and Derek open the hour talking about Derek's upcoming hunting trip. They break down the Broncos game in terms that Derek can understand, how will the Broncos' over/under compare to Derek's over/under for his duck hunting trip. Our Senior Broncos Writer, Andrew Mason, hops on with the guys to tell them about the mood in the locker room after the events of Monday night. Orlando calls in live from Old Chicago before the guys rattle off which Broncos already have their keys in their pants for this last game. They close out the show giving us some… suggestive audio from Russ and Ciara before getting in on the fun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 4 of The Drive comes in with more discussion about former QB's, former GM's and the failures of the Broncos past! Due to past failures, is George Paton justified in his decisions? How will they know when Paton will be deemed as "right?" Our Denverfan.com Senior Broncos Writer Andrew Mason joins The Drive. Mase comes on to give his two cents on the Evans vs DMac debate, where does this Chubb trade leave the team, what should be the best move for the Broncos going forward and will they pay Dre'Mont Jones? The guys have some more fun by heading out to Old Chicago to check in with Orlando Franklin about tonight's pizza party! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the Nick D Halloween Spooktacular, with scary stories and a full review of "Halloween Ends" (Nick did NOT hate it at all). Then, Esmeralda Leon joins Nick for a rundown of the most popular Halloween Costumes of 2022, the Top 5 Horror Films of All Time, Esma's scary childhood memories of Bolingbrook (yes, Old Chicago is mentioned) and they play some Scary Sounds to find a replacement for the classic Screaming Guy sound effect, plus a new "Megaphone Message" from a listener...and much more! [EP81]

The trio discusses plums and Annie's optimistic belief in nature's consistency, words to avoid, a new pop up store, the Friends Experience in Denver, old bagel shops, and developments at the former Old Chicago location.Thankfully we have a guest this week.  Saving Annie, Eric and Brady from totally ranting about nothing are guests from the new LoCol Theatre.  Matt and Heidi Cunningham, Erika and Eric Scamehorn discuss their opening of an inclusive theatre (LoCol Theatre) for persons of all abilities in Longmont and their upcoming opening and productions.Mentions include:LoCol TheatreOld ChicagoSplish Splash (Bricks retail's sister store)The Friends ExperienceWolf and WrenSpotless podcastEventsFood Truck Fiesta - Latino Chamber - September 17thThanks to Andy Eppler for "Nothing but the Rain" as our IntroSend Off MusicThanks to David Cutter Music for "Float Away

Lots of fun this week with our dude Jamie Rivers BACK in the studio! Jamie tells some GREAT old Chicago stadium stories, and we talk about the current state of our BLUES... including our collective disappointment with Perron and Tkachuk going other places! We hope to have Jeff on the next podcast! Be sure to rate and review to help spread the word about the Last Minute Blues Podcast! Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podcast One, or wherever you get your podcasts. It's the Last Minute Blues Podcast with Jeff Burton, Donny Fandango, and former St. Louis Blues defenseman, Jamie Rivers! Brought to you by Together Credit Union - Empowering you to achieve your financial goals. Visit togethercu.org

Without a guest, the gang goes down the dangerous road of riffing on major league baseball rules,  golf courses, and sports that are growing in audience.  Longmont news includes the renovations going on at the Old Chicago restaurant location, Splish Splash (pastry shop?) coming to Main Street, Landline Doughnuts awing and signage, The Honey Shack, Morocan Rugs and Gifts, Fettle & Fire, the re-opening of Quality Liquors and the Boulder County Fair.Mentions include:Old ChicagoSplish SplashLandline DoughnutsHoney ShackMoroccan Rugs and GiftsFettle & FireQuality Liquors - "Little selection owner had no knowledge of alcohol kept pushing cheap beer" - YelpDickens PrimeSeinfeld - Yada YadaEventsBoulder County FairFood Truck Fiesta - Latino Chamber - September 17thThanks to Andy Eppler for "Nothing but the Rain" as our IntroSend Off MusicThanks to David Cutter Music for "Float Away